Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 3.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Burkina Faso stood at 3.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0197 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Burkina Faso?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Burkina Faso was 3.3% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.